Shloka 20

The Greatness of Puruṣottama

Goloka-tattva and Rādhā–Kṛṣṇa Upāsanā

Devanagari script

नारायणेन विधिजे ततो ध्यायंति सर्वशः । धर्मपुत्रेण देवेशि नारदाय समीरितम् ॥ २० ॥

Transliteration

nārāyaṇena vidhije tato dhyāyaṃti sarvaśaḥ | dharmaputreṇa deveśi nāradāya samīritam || 20 ||

Translation

随后，纳罗延那将此宣示于梵天（造化主之子）；自此之后，世间处处皆以禅观忆念。噢，诸天之主母，此亦由达摩之子向那罗陀宣说。

Word by Word

• नारायणेन: by Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• विधिजे: O Brahmā-born one / O Vidhija
• विधिजे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधिज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb), क्रम/अनन्तर (thereupon/then)

• ध्यायन्ति: they meditate
• ध्यायन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वशः: in every way; wholly
• सर्वशः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb), सर्वप्रकारेण (in every way/entirely)

• धर्मपुत्रेण: by Dharmaputra (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मपुत्रेण: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवेशि: O Devī, lady of the gods (Deveśī)
• देवेशि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• नारदाय: to Nārada
• नारदाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• समीरितम्: spoken/declared
• समीरितम्: Karma (कर्म/Object uttered)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + ईर् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narada (as part of a transmitted teaching lineage within the narrative)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narayana
• Brahma (Vidhija)
• Dharma
• Yudhishthira (Dharmaputra)
• Narada

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It emphasizes scriptural authority through paramparā—sacred knowledge is validated by being transmitted from Nārāyaṇa to Brahmā and onward through righteous speakers, making it worthy of universal contemplation.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By centering Nārāyaṇa as the original source and stating that it is “meditated upon everywhere,” the verse points to bhakti as continual remembrance and contemplation of the Lord grounded in received tradition.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse highlights not a specific Vedāṅga technique but the principle of śāstra-pramāṇa (scriptural validity) via reliable transmission—an essential foundation for applying ritual, dharma, and tirtha-related instructions correctly.